Darci Epops
Who The HECK is EPops Mental Performance and what IS Mental
Performance anyway?
I'm a long-time rider, competitor, CHA certified English and
Western riding instructor, MPM certified coach and high school
science teacher. These days, I specialize in educating people about
the skills they need to become more resilient by developing their
Mental Performance toolkit.
I competed to the upper levels of my sport in Canada and the
US, and long and short listed for the Canadian team. I have
coached riders in a variety of horse sports throughout AB,
Ontario, Quebec and the US over several decades. I know the
struggle to manage emotions both in everyday practice and in
performance.
As a high school educator in alternative, outreach and
traditional schools I studied psychology and counseling to help
struggling students. As I started learning more about the human
brain, how we learn, how we can perform better under stress I
realized that these were tools I really could have used as an
upper level equestrian athlete too.
I work with people who are seeking greater clarity and awareness around their goals and behaviors to develop confidence, resilience and problem solving skills that help us become better horse people! I offer workshops, I have a group coaching program called The Resilient Rider, as well as individual coaching sessions. I work with performance athletes as well as people struggling with nervousness and those who have big goals and want to get out of their own way with mental skill development. I have a passion for horses, coaching and all things psychology...and so here we are!
Darci Epops
